RETURNING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3 YEARS AFTER COVID! REDDING CHAPTER/LOG-A-LOAD FOR KIDS TRAPSHOOT, SUNDAY MAY 1, 2022 — ALL ACL MEMBERS AND GUESTS INVITED!

The last time that the Redding Chapter of Associated California Loggers was able to hold its Annual “Log-a-Load for Kids” Trapshoot was in May of 2019. In 2020, “COVID hit the world” and the Gun Club at which the trapshoot is held was indefinitely closed. 2022 is here, the shadow of COVID has largely lifted,…

RETURNING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3 YEARS AFTER COVID! REDDING CHAPTER/LOG-A-LOAD FOR KIDS TRAPSHOOT, SUNDAY MAY 1, 2022 — ALL ACL MEMBERS AND GUESTS INVITED!

The last time that the Redding Chapter of Associated California Loggers was able to hold its Annual “Log-a-Load for Kids” Trapshoot was in May of 2019. In 2020, “COVID hit the world” and the Gun Club at which the trapshoot is held was indefinitely closed. 2022 is here, the shadow of COVID has largely lifted,…

BIDEN COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE: SOME FLEXIBILITY SUGGESTED ON US FOREST SERVICE FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS — BUT OTHER CONTRACTS NEED TO BE COVERED AS WELL; NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE

In light of the White House extension on its “COVID 19 vaccine mandate” to January 4, 2022, ACL would like to share information we have received from the DC-based Federal Forest Resource Coalition(FFRC) about the Vaccine mandate as it relates to federal timber contractors: Key passage in FFRC message below: BEGIN: At the recent Federal…

BREAKING NEWS: BUSINESSES(INCLUDING FEDERAL CONTRACTORS) HAVE UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS (JANUARY 4, 2022) TO IMPLEMENT BIDEN COVID VACCINE MANDATE; NEGOTIATIONS ON FLEXIBILITY CONTINUE

Businesses have until after the holidays(January 4, 2022) to implement Biden Covid vaccine mandate ; negotiations on flexibility continue The Biden administration ordered U.S. companies Thursday to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated or regularly tested for Covid-19 by Jan. 4— giving them a reprieve over the holidays before the long-awaited and hotly contested mandate…

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! THE 2022 ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS ANNUAL MEETING IS JANUARY 11-13, 2022 — WE RETURN “LIVE AND IN PERSON” TO THE ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT SPA IN RENO

Associated California Loggers President Robert D’Agostini and the Board of Directors are pleased to announce: THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS WILL RETURN “LIVE AND IN PERSON” TO THE ATLANTIS CASINO, RESORT SPA IN RENO THE DATES: Tuesday, January 11 through Thursday, January 13, 2022 THE HIGHLIGHTS(SO FAR PLANNED): Tuesday, January 11 President’s…

PRESIDENT BIDEN’S EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPOSES NEW COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS ON FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

On September 9, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, which directs executive departments and agencies to “ensure that parties who contract with the Federal government provide safeguards in workplaces with individuals working on or in connection with a Federal Government contract or contract-like instrument.”  On September 24, the Safer Workforce Task…

DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 15, 2021 — “PATHH” GRANTS FOR UP TO $125,000 TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC LOSS TO LOGGERS AND LOG TRUCKERS FROM COVID-19 IN 2020

OCTOBER 15, 2021 IS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY TO OBTAIN GRANTS OF UP TO $125,000 TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC LOSS TO LOGGERS AND LOG TRUCKERS IN 2020.The application is short, the process is fairly simple (via federal FSA offices ) — and a lot of money is still available.Here is some new information:MESSAGE FROM THE AMERICAN…

“IT’S HERE!” COVID-19 Relief Money for Loggers and Log Haulers: Applications will be Accepted from July 22 through October 15, 2021! “Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers” (PATHH) Program

USDA Announces Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Farm Service Agency Will Begin Accepting Applications on July 22 WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 as part of USDA’s…

IF YOU WERE ON THE 2020 ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS PRO LOGGER LIST — YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE PLACED ON THE 2021 PRO LOGGER LIST — WITHOUT NEEDING TO TAKE ANY CLASSES IN 2021!

BECAUSE OF COVID-19 IMPACT ON THE ACL ANNUAL MEETING AND LOGGING CONFERENCES: “IF YOU WERE ON THE 2020 ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS PRO LOGGER LIST – YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE PLACED ON THE 2021 PRO LOGGER LIST – WITHOUT NEEDING TO TAKE CLASSES.” IMPORTANT NEWS: “If you were on the 2020 Associated California Loggers ProLogger List…